Biomass, availability in Canada, and gasification: An overview

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-85

  Surisetty, Venkateswara Rao ^a   Kozinski, Janusz ^a   Dalai, Ajay Kumar ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass; Combustion; Gasification; Gasifiers; Green energy; Synthesis gas

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; COMBUSTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASIFICATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; SYNTHESIS GAS; WASTE INCINERATION;

AGRICULTURAL SOURCES; AGRICULTURE AND RURAL; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; GASIFIERS; GREEN ENERGY; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS; THERMO CHEMICAL PROCESS;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84978022754     PISSN: 21906815     EISSN: 21906823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13399-011-0024-0     Document Type: Article

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